The German midfielder is currently gathered with his “Mannschaft” teammates in Brazil, as Germany prepares to take on France at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, this Friday evening. Even though this is expected to be a very even match, Germany seems to still hold a slight over France according to GamblingSites.net, despite their recent struggle to get past a far weaker Argelia side in the previous last-16 round.

Kroos has been one of Pep Guardiola‘s first choices since the Spanish coach arrived to Bayern Munich last season and has scored 4 goals after completing a total of 51 official games for the Bavarian club over the last 12 months. He’s regarded as one of Europe’s finest midfielders of his generation and pretty much everyone in Madrid sees his signing with good eyes.

If this deal does go through, Carlo Ancelotti might have to let go either Asier Illarramendi or Sami Khedira in order to make room for Toni Kroos in the squad. Given the price-tag that Illarramendi has attached to him since he joined the Merengues last summer (40 million euros), the more likely is that the club will be looking for a loan deal for the 24-year old midfielder. As for Khedira, selling him might be the more viable scenario at this stage…